Chiryū Station
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Lines
Chiryū Station is served by both the Mikawa Line and the Nagoya Main Line. It is 41.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Nagoya Line at Toyohashi Station and is a terminus of the Script error: No such module "convert". Mikawa Line.
Station layout
The station has four island platforms and eight tracks, and consists of three floors connected by footbridges. The station is staffed on the north side.
Platforms
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| 3 | ■ Mikawa Line | For Toyotashi and Sanage |
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| 4 | ■ Mikawa Line | For Kariya and Hekinan |
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| 8 | ■ Nagoya Main Line | For Template:STN, Template:STN, and Template:STN |
Platform 8 is located on Floor 2 while others are all on Floor 1.
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History
The predecessor to Chiryū Station was opened on 1 April 1923, as Script error: No such module "Nihongo". on the privately owned Aichi Electric Railway Company, but soon merged with nearby Script error: No such module "Nihongo". on the Mikawa Railway later that year. The Aichi Electric Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on 1 August 1935, becoming the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, and the Mikawa Railway on 1 June 1941. Shin Chryū Station merged with the Chiryū Station (Main Line Side).
A new station was completed on 1 April 1959, and named Chiryū Station, with the former Chiryū Station becoming Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (Main Line Side) and Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (Mikawa Line Side).
Future plans
Construction of a new elevated station has been in progress since 2015.[1] Originally scheduled for a 2023 completion, the completion date has been pushed back to 2028 while the price of the project has increased to Template:JPYConvert from its original cost of Template:JPYConvert.[1] The tracks for each of the lines will gradually be moved to the new station structure further north on the Nagoya Main Line by approximately Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] When completed, the station will compose of three levels with the platforms on the Nagoya Main Line on the 2nd level and the platforms for the Mikawa Line on the top level.[1]
The first tracks that were moved to the new facilities were the southbound tracks on the Nagoya Main Line (previously serving platform 6), which were reassigned to platform 8 on the new elevated level on 21 March 2023.[2] The northbound Nagoya Main Line tracks are to follow in 2025, the Mikawa Line tracks in 2027, and the entire construction project is to be completed in 2028.[1]
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Construction work as of 2020
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Overview of the construction site in 2021
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Temporary facilities seen in 2018
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 33,102 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- Chiryū Elementary School
- Chiryū Jinja
- Japan National Route 1
See also
References
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External links
- Official home page Template:In lang
- Elevated Station press release update (13 December 2022) Template:In lang
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